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[stcanard]

Loyalty

Loylaty
Nikon D80 + 55-200 VR
Exposure: Aperture priority
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 180mm
Flash: Off
ISO: 400
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This scene struck me -- with everything this guy doesn't have, he still is able to carry a water dish for his dog.

 

[epicwelshman]

epicwelshman i'm really enjoying your pictures, love the beaten up shack. Must've been weird to come across that squirrel and for him to not run away.

Thank you so much. I'm trying new things with my B&W conversions, and I'm beginning to really enjoy the results. Hard to believe that not that long ago I'd just "desaturate" and call it B&W!!

As for the squirrel, I was amazed at how tame they were in Boston. I have another photo here of one, just as tame. I was only a couple of feet away (55mm focal length) and they didn't seem to care I was there. I'm used to really skittish squirrels, so this was quite a change

 

[xcalibre]

I'm trying new things with my B&W conversions, and I'm beginning to really enjoy the results. Hard to believe that not that long ago I'd just "desaturate" and call it B&W!!

What techniques do you use for conversion? I've tried extracting the different channels, but it never turns out as good as you photo's!

 

[ChrisBrightwell]

I'm not craft enough to cook up a photoshopped photo frame, but here it is ...



30 seconds of 4am flashlight tag. (click for flickr link)

Rebel XT + 18-55mm kit lens @ 18mm
30 sec exposure, ISO 400 @ f/8

 

[sycho]

I just got a Rebel XTi the other day. Bought it locally body only for the same price the XT was going in town.

Here is my favorite image so far:



Aperture: f 7.1
Shutter: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 400

I used a lens I had from my 35mm Rebel S II kit, 35-80mm. A friend from work said they would sell me the kit lens for $30, and I am likely going to get a Sigma 17mm - 70mm lens soon.

 

[seenew]

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shutter Speed: 1/50 second
F Number: F/22.0
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: Aug 10, 2007, 4:53:38 PM

Dirty dirty sensor. Man. I didn't know it was getting this bad.
Does anyone know if I can get it cleaned at Ritz/Wolf Camera? And if so, how much does it cost?

 

[epicwelshman]

What techniques do you use for conversion? I've tried extracting the different channels, but it never turns out as good as you photo's!

I have a couple of B&W conversion actions (so I cheat a little). After basic conversion I use levels and curves either across the whole image or usually selectively (using layer masks and lassoed selections) to edit the image.

And Seenew, that is a dirty dirty sensor!

 

[fotografica]

Sunset over Gloucester Harbor

Nikon D50
Focal length 60mm
F Number F/8
Exposure time 1/1000 sec
Metering Mode Pattern

 

[jeffzoom91]

Shot with the thing in my sig, with the 75-300 @300
Shutter: 1/200th
Apeture: 5.6
ISO: 200


the 10mp Raw file looks alot better unfortunately. It actually was really dark, but with a little RAW magic, it came out looking like this, and I liked it.

 

[epicwelshman]

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/1458/mg0442resizelv3.jpg
Shot with the thing in my sig, with the 75-300 @300
Shutter: 1/200th
Apeture: 5.6
ISO: 200


the 10mp Raw file looks alot better unfortunately. It actually was really dark, but with a little RAW magic, it came out looking like this, and I liked it.

Nice capture, especially seeing as how skittish those things can be. I think a crop may be in order, cut down on some of the dead space. Also maybe play with the levels a little, or curves, just to make the image *pop* a little

 

[pdxflint]

Future subdivision...

Pastoral countryside in West Linn, OR. A housing subdivision can be seen sprouting in the background. This berry field is now a shopping center. Scanned from print.

Canon EOS 630
Canon 28-80 f/3.5-5.6 USM with orange filter
Ilford Delta 400 B/W film​

 

[freebooter]

Pink Flower Buds

Pink Flower Buds
August 10, 2007
Nikon D40
Micro Nikkor 105mm D
flash, tripod, diffuser​

Pink and creamy...mmmm, like delicious, little candies.

 

[seenew]

Pink Flower Buds
August 10, 2007
Nikon D40
Micro Nikkor 105mm D
flash, tripod, diffuser​

Pink and creamy...mmmm, like delicious, little candies.

black background.. did you prepare a mini studio for this? I like the way it came out. What aperture is it?

 

[freebooter]

black background.. did you prepare a mini studio for this? I like the way it came out. What aperture is it?

Thanks. No, no studio or backdrop used. Just outdoors with a flash. It was nicely backlit by the sun with a shady background, but it was too windy to use natural light.

settings: f 14 @ 1/400s, iso 200, pop-up flash w/ homemade diffuser, tripod.

 

[baby duck monge]

I have a couple of B&W conversion actions (so I cheat a little). After basic conversion I use levels and curves either across the whole image or usually selectively (using layer masks and lassoed selections) to edit the image.

And Seenew, that is a dirty dirty sensor!

Mind sharing a link to any of the actions (if you can even find them)?

Personally, I do my B&W conversions like this:
1. Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Hue/Saturation
2. Click OK when the dialog box pops up
3. Make no changes and click OK
4. Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Hue/Saturation
5. Change the Mode from "normal" to "color"
6. Click OK
7. Bring the saturation all the way back to -100
8. Click OK
9. Double-click back on the Hue/Saturation layer you didn't touch
10. Adjust the hue slider until the colors look the way you want them to.
11. Click OK
12. Done!

 

[Martin C]

Interstate 15, Utah
Nikon D40
18-55mm 3.5-5.6
5.9 secs at ƒ/5.6
ISO Speed: 200
Focal Length: 18mm​

 

[libertyterran]

Taken in Canberra Center, infront of Dendy Cinema.

 

[Silverbird0000]

Side of an old building that is in Downtown Fort Myers. It is falling apart and has been there for decades.

Camera: Sony DSC-H5
Shutter: 1/250
Aperture: 3.7
ISO: 125
Focal Length: 72mm

 

[M@lew]

Heide Museum of Modern Art - Melbourne, Australia.

 

[kwajo.com]

Pentax K100D
Pentax smc-200mm (about 25 years old)
200 ISO, 1/3200, f/?

 

[epicwelshman]

Mind sharing a link to any of the actions (if you can even find them)?

The one I used to use is Greg Gorman's tutorial, it's fairly high contrast by default. For lighter B&W I've been using "Aly's Black and white" from here. After that I generally do extensive editing of my own

Here's my shot for today:

D40x
1/320
f 5.6
55mm
ISO 100

 

[freebooter]

Shelf Fungus Trio

Shelf Fungus Trio
Nikon D40
Micro Nikkor 105 D
Tripod​

This photo has rather deep meaning for me. I lived and worked in the forests of British Columbia, Canada for 12 years (I planted over a million trees with my own hands) before moving to Korea. For the final five years I hunted mushrooms in the wet, fall woods of B.C. (Kitwanga, Meziadin, the Nass Valley, and other magical places) and loved it dearly. These shelf fungi remind me so much of those times.

 

[directorspence]

Fuji FinePix S3Pro
Shutter 4.0 sec
f/4.0
17 mm
ISO 800

Depending on the type of screen you have, the photo may come off very dark. It looks fine on my home flat panel, but I'm at work on a CRT and it's terribly dark. Apologies if it is.

 

[miranda.danny]

Firelight

Took this shot by the light of the fire next to a lake in Maine.

Camera: Canon EOS XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
ISO: 1600
Exposure: 1/60 @ f1.8

 

[stcanard]

Red Rose

Red Rose
Nikon D80 + 55-200 VR
Exposure: Aperture Priority (-2 EV)
Shutter Speed: 1/180
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 122mm
Flash: Off
ISO: 100
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